Nearly 2 Crore COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Available With States: Centre

COVID-19 Vaccine India: "Nearly 2.00 crore (1,97,70,555) COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered," the Union Health Ministry said.

Nearly two crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with states and union territories while around 26 lakh are being made and will be received by them within the next three days, the Union health ministry said today. Vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of the government of India for containment and management of the pandemic along with test, track, treat and COVID-appropriate behaviour, it said. As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, the central government said it has been supporting the states and union territories by providing them COVID-19 vaccines free of cost. "The government of India has so far provided, both through the free of cost category and through direct state procurement category, more than 21 crore vaccine doses (21,07,31,130) to states and UTs. Of this, the total consumption (including wastage) is 19,09,60,575 doses (as per data available at 8 am today)," the ministry said.